With quality, safety and compassion always at the forefront, Jeffery Hale – Saint Brigid’s is designated to provide all of its health and social services services in both French and …
Daily Archives: 10 December 2015
News Digest November 9 2015
**Unable to view photos or links? view online Issue December 9, 2015 English News Serving Quebec City since 1764 since 1764, North America’s Oldest Newspaper *TMusing the most advanced …
VEQ Holiday Happy Hour raises money for Christmas hampers
Long-time members and relative newcomers to the community enjoyed an evening at the Morrin Centre on Wednesday, December 2, at Voice of English-speaking Québec (VEQ)’s annual Holiday Happy Hour, in …
A glorious concert at Chalmers-Wesley
On Sunday evening, December 6, the Ensemble vocal Gloria from Montreal presented a concert of Christmas music in French, English, Spanish, Russian and Romanian. The choir played to a packed …
The story behind the archeological dig at St. Matthew’s Cemetery
A meeting was held at the historic archeology laboratory of Université Laval in Old Quebec last Friday, December 4, to present to the Diocese of Quebec the results of the scientific …
Ste-Foy Elementary students doing what they can for the CCHC
Students at Ste-Foy Elementary are bringing in bags full of groceries and raising money through the Turkey Can initiative, organized by Ed Sweeney at local Central Quebec School Board schools. …
The history of St. Matthew’s Anglican Church and Cemetery
The history of St. John Street Protestant Cemetery, known today as St. Matthew’s Cemetery, and St. Matthew’s Anglican Church on Rue Saint-Jean goes back more than two centuries. The …
Memorials and Things of Fame
1865 The Morning Chronicle About seven o’clock p.m., the chain of one of the large lamps in the Congregational Church, St. Joseph street gave way and the lamp was smashed …
The story behind Rue Liszt
Rue Liszt is a short street in the Loretteville area of Quebec City, named in honour of the pianist, composer and educator Franz Liszt. Born in 1811 in Hungary, his …
Hearts in the Highlands on St. Andrew’s Day
The only thing that was missing was a partridge in a pear tree . . . There were ten pipers piping, five drummers drumming, two ladies dancing and one woman …